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Commemorative Dates 2012

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All Commemorative Dates of 2012

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February 2012
1 Wed World Interfaith Harmony Week 1 Wed LGBT History Month
1 Wed Black History Month 2 Thu National Tater Tot Day
2 Thu Groundhog Day 2024 2 Thu National Wear Red Day
2 Thu Candlemas Day 3 Fri National Golden Retriever Day
4 Sat Rosa Parks Day 4 Sat Thank Your Mailman Day
4 Sat National Thank A Mail Carrier Day 4 Sat World Cancer Day
4 Sat International Day of Human Fraternity 5 Sun National Weatherperson's Day
5 Sun World Nutella Day 6 Mon International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
6 Mon National Chopsticks Day 7 Tue National Send a Card to a Friend Day
7 Tue National Fettuccine Alfredo Day 7 Tue National Signing Day
7 Tue Safer Internet Day 8 Wed National Boy Scout Day
9 Thu National Toothache Day 9 Thu National Pizza Day
10 Fri World Pulses Day 10 Fri Lunar New Year
11 Sat National Inventors' Day 11 Sat International Day of Women and Girls in Science
12 Sun Darwin Day 12 Sun International Epilepsy Day
13 Mon World Radio Day 13 Mon Mardi Gras
13 Mon Galentine's Day 13 Mon Paczki Day 2024 (Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday)
14 Tue Valentine's Day 14 Tue Ash Wednesday
14 Tue International Book Giving Day 15 Wed International Childhood Cancer Day
15 Wed World Anthropology Day 15 Wed Flag Day
15 Wed Canada's Agriculture Day 15 Wed Singles Awareness Day
17 Fri Random Acts of Kindness Day 17 Fri Family Day
20 Mon National Love Your Pet Day 20 Mon World Day of Social Justice
21 Tue International Mother Language Day 21 Tue National Sticky Bun Day
22 Wed World Thinking Day 22 Wed National Chili Day 2024
22 Wed National Human Trafficking Awareness Day 23 Thu National Aviation Day
23 Thu National Banana Bread Day 26 Sun National Pistachio Day
27 Mon National Pokemon Day 27 Mon World Spay Day
27 Mon World Non-governmental Organization Day 28 Tue Rare Disease Day
28 Tue Pink Shirt Day  
March 2012
1 Thu National Peanut Butter Lover's Day 1 Thu Self-Injury Awareness Day
1 Thu Zero Discrimination Day 1 Thu Employee Appreciation Day
1 Thu World Music Therapy Day 1 Thu Saint David's Day
1 Thu World Candle Day 2 Fri World Teen Mental Wellness Day
3 Sat World Hearing Day 3 Sat World Wildlife Day
3 Sat World Birth Defects Day 4 Sun Dental Assistants Recognition Week
4 Sun World Obesity Day 5 Mon International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
6 Tue National Day of Unplugging 6 Tue World Lymphedema Day
7 Wed World Plant Power Day 7 Wed National Cereal Day
8 Thu National Proofreading Day 8 Thu International Women's Day
9 Fri National Meatball Day 10 Sat Harriet Tubman Day
10 Sat First Day of Ramadan 10 Sat Daylight Saving Time Starts
10 Sat National Hug Your Dog Day 10 Sat National Pack Your Lunch Day
11 Sun National Promposal Day 11 Sun Canadian Women Physicians Day
13 Tue National K9 Veterans Day 14 Wed World Kidney Day
14 Wed International Day of Mathematics 14 Wed National Potato Chip Day
14 Wed Pi Day 15 Thu World Consumer Rights Day
17 Sat Saint Patrick's Day 17 Sat World Sleep Day
17 Sat World Sleep Day 18 Sun Awkward Moments Day
19 Mon World Social Work Day 19 Mon International Read to Me Day
19 Mon St. Joseph's Day 20 Tue National Kick Butts Day
20 Tue French Language Day 20 Tue Spring Equinox (Start of Spring)
20 Tue World Oral Health Day 20 Tue International Day of Happiness
20 Tue National Proposal Day 21 Wed International Day of Forests
21 Wed National Fragrance Day 21 Wed World Puppetry Day
21 Wed International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 21 Wed World Down Syndrome Day
22 Thu World Water Day 23 Fri National Puppy Day
23 Fri World Meteorological Day 23 Fri Cuddly Kitten Day
23 Fri National Chip and Dip Day 24 Sat Palm Sunday
24 Sat World Tuberculosis Day 25 Sun Holi
25 Sun International Waffle Day 25 Sun Hola Mohalla
26 Mon Purple Day 27 Tue World Theatre Day
28 Wed Maundy Thursday 28 Wed Holy Thursday
28 Wed Respect Your Cat Day 29 Thu Good Friday 2024
29 Thu National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day 30 Fri Earth Hour
30 Fri Holy Saturday 31 Sat World Backup Day
31 Sat National Crayon Day  
April 2012
1 Sun April Fool's Day 1 Sun National Sourdough Bread Day
2 Mon International Children's Book Day 2 Mon Autism Awareness Day
3 Tue National Find a Rainbow Day 4 Wed International Carrot Day
4 Wed National Burrito Day 4 Wed Eid al-Adha
6 Fri International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 6 Fri National Tartan Day
6 Fri International Pillow Fight Day 7 Sat Green Shirt Day
7 Sat World Health Day 9 Mon Eid al-Fitr
9 Mon Last Day of Ramadan 10 Tue National Siblings Day
10 Tue World Homeopathy Day 11 Wed National Pet Day
12 Thu Day of Silence 12 Thu American Civil War
13 Fri International plant appreciation day 13 Fri FND Awareness Day
14 Sat International Moment of Laughter Day 15 Sun Father Damien Day
15 Sun National Laundry Day 16 Mon World Voice Day
16 Mon Advance Care Planning Day 17 Tue Administrative Professionals Day
17 Tue National Canadian Film Day 17 Tue World Hemophilia Day
18 Wed International Day for Monuments and Sites 18 Wed National Haiku Poetry Day
18 Wed National Lineman Appreciation Day 18 Wed National Columnists’ Day
18 Wed World Amateur Radio Day 20 Fri National Look Alike Day
20 Fri Chinese Language Day 21 Sat International Creativity and Innovation Day
21 Sat vancouver sun run 22 Sun Earth Day
22 Sun International Mother Earth Day 22 Sun National Dance Week
23 Mon English Language Day 23 Mon Spanish Language Day
23 Mon Saint George's Day 23 Mon World Book Day
23 Mon Hanuman Jayanti 23 Mon National Talk Like Shakespeare Day
24 Tue International Guide Dog Day 24 Tue World Immunization Week
25 Wed World Malaria Day 25 Wed Parental Alienation Awareness Day (PAAD)
25 Wed National DNA Day 25 Wed World Penguin Day
25 Wed National Telephone Day 26 Thu International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
26 Thu Pretzel Day 26 Thu World Intellectual Property Day
27 Fri International Sculpture Day 28 Sat World Day for Safety and Health at Work
28 Sat National Day of Mourning 29 Sun International Dance Day
30 Mon International Jazz Day  
May 2012
1 Tue May Day 1 Tue School Principals’ Day
1 Tue National Physicians Day 2 Wed Astronomy Day
2 Wed International Harry Potter Day 2 Wed World Tuna Day
2 Wed World Password Day 3 Thu World Press Freedom Day
4 Fri Star Wars Day 4 Fri Free Comic Book Day
5 Sat International Day of the Midwife 5 Sat World Portuguese Language Day
5 Sat Cinco de Mayo 5 Sat National Lemonade Day
5 Sat African World Heritage Day 7 Mon National Child and Youth Mental Health Day
8 Tue World Red Cross Day 8 Tue World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
8 Tue National Receptionists Day 8 Tue International Thalassaemia Day
8 Tue Buddha Day 8 Tue Victory in Europe Day
8 Tue Check Your Skin Day 9 Wed Ascension Day
10 Thu World Lupus Day 11 Fri World Migratory Bird Day
11 Fri Fair Trade Day 12 Sat National Limerick Day
12 Sat International Nurses Day 13 Sun world cocktail day
15 Tue National Pizza Party Day 15 Tue International Day of Families
16 Wed International Day of Light 17 Thu Endangered Species Day
17 Thu World Hypertension Day 17 Thu Bike-to-Work Day
18 Fri International Museum Day 18 Fri World Whisky (Whiskey) Day
19 Sat Pentecost 19 Sat World Baking Day
20 Sun National Rescue Dog Day 20 Sun Whit Monday
20 Sun World Bee Day 21 Mon International Tea Day
21 Mon World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 22 Tue International Day for Biological Diversity
23 Wed World Turtle Day 24 Thu World Schizophrenia Day
24 Thu National Brother's Day 24 Thu National Scavenger Hunt Day
25 Fri Shavuot 25 Fri National Missing Children’s Day
26 Sat Trinity Sunday 26 Sat National Paper Airplane Day
27 Sun National Sunscreen Day 28 Mon National Brisket Day
29 Tue International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 29 Tue National Golf Day
30 Wed Corpus Christi 30 Wed World Multiple Sclerosis Day
31 Thu World No Tobacco Day  
June 2012
1 Fri National Bowls Day 1 Fri Repeat Day
1 Fri World Reef Awareness Day 1 Fri National Say Something Nice Day
2 Sat National Cancer Survivor’s Day 2 Sat Canadian Armed Forces Day
2 Sat Leave The Office Early Day 3 Sun World Bicycle Day
4 Mon National Cheese Day 4 Mon National Hug Your Cat Day
5 Tue Global Running Day 5 Tue World Environment Day
6 Wed D-Day 7 Thu National Donut Day
7 Thu World Food Safety Day 8 Fri World Oceans Day
8 Fri Global Wellness Day 8 Fri National Best Friends Day
10 Sun National Iced Tea Day 10 Sun Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas
12 Tue World Day Against Child Labor 13 Wed National Sewing Machine Day
13 Wed International Albinism Awareness Day 13 Wed World Softball Day
14 Thu World Blood Donor Day 14 Thu Bourbon Day
15 Fri World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 15 Fri Nature Photography Day
15 Fri World Juggling Day 16 Sat Father's Day
16 Sat Bloomsday 16 Sat International Day of the African Child
16 Sat National Fudge Day 16 Sat Ganga Dussehra
18 Mon International Sushi Day 18 Mon International Picnic Day
18 Mon International Panic Day 19 Tue World Sauntering Day
20 Wed International Surfing Day 20 Wed World Refugee Day
21 Thu National Selfie Day 21 Thu National Indigenous Peoples Day
21 Thu Summer Solstice 21 Thu Take Your Dog to Work Day
21 Thu International Yoga Day 22 Fri World Rainforest Day
23 Sat National Pink Day 23 Sat International Women in Engineering Day
25 Mon Bourdain Day 25 Mon Global Beatles Day
27 Wed National HIV Testing Day 27 Wed Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day
27 Wed International Pineapple Day 27 Wed National PTSD Awareness Day
27 Wed National Sunglasses Day 28 Thu National Insurance Awareness Day
29 Fri National Camera Day 30 Sat International Asteroid Day
August 2012
1 Wed National Girlfriend Day 1 Wed Emancipation Day
1 Wed National Minority Donor Awareness Day 1 Wed Be An Angel Day
1 Wed World Scout Scarf Day 1 Wed World Lung Cancer Day
1 Wed Lammas Day 2 Thu International Beer Day
3 Fri National Watermelon Day 4 Sat National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
7 Tue National Lighthouse Day 8 Wed International Cat Day
9 Thu International Coworking Day 9 Thu National Book Lovers Day
9 Thu International Day of the World's Indigenous People 10 Fri Lazy Day
10 Fri National Spoil Your Dog Day 11 Sat National Son and Daughter Day
12 Sun Middle Child Day 12 Sun International Youth Day
13 Mon Left-Handers Day 14 Tue World Lizard Day
15 Wed National Relaxation Day 15 Wed International Homeless Animals Day
15 Wed National Acadian Day 15 Wed Assumption of Mary
16 Thu National Roller Coaster Day 16 Thu Tell a Joke Day
17 Fri National Thrift Shop Day 17 Fri National Nonprofit Day
17 Fri International Geocaching Day 18 Sat National Fajita Day
18 Sat National Couple's Day 19 Sun National Potato Day
19 Sun World Humanitarian Day 19 Sun World Photography Day
20 Mon World Mosquito Day 20 Mon National Radio Day
21 Tue International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism 22 Wed National Tooth Fairy Day
22 Wed World Plant Milk Day 23 Thu National Sponge Cake Day
23 Thu International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition 24 Fri National Waffle Day
24 Fri International Strange Music Day 26 Sun National Dog Day
26 Sun Janmashtami 27 Mon National Just Because Day
28 Tue Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day 29 Wed International Day Against Nuclear Tests
30 Thu National Beach Day 30 Thu International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance
31 Fri International Overdose Awareness Day  
September 2012
1 Sat world alzheimer's month 4 Tue World Sexual Health Day
5 Wed International Day of Charity 5 Wed National Cheese Pizza Day
6 Thu Read a Book Day 7 Fri Ganesh Chaturthi
7 Fri International Day of Clean Air for blue skies 7 Fri World Beard Day
8 Sat Worldwide Cystic Fibrosis Day 8 Sat Grandparents Day
8 Sat World Physiotherapy (PT) Day 8 Sat International Literacy Day
9 Sun International Day to Protect Education from Attack 10 Mon World Suicide Prevention Day
12 Wed International Day for South-South Cooperation 12 Wed National Day of Civic Hacking
12 Wed National Day of Encouragement 13 Thu World Sepsis Day
13 Thu Roald Dahl Day 13 Thu International Chocolate Day
13 Thu National Bald is Beautiful Day 15 Sat National Hispanic Heritage Month
15 Sat World Lymphoma Awareness Day 15 Sat Wife Appreciation Day (National Wife Day)
15 Sat International Day of Democracy 15 Sat International Dot Day
16 Sun National Guacamole Day 16 Sun International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
17 Mon National IT Professionals Day 17 Mon World Patient Safety Day
18 Tue National First Love Day 18 Tue National Cheeseburger Day
18 Tue International Equal Pay Day 19 Wed Batman Day
19 Wed Talk Like a Pirate Day 21 Fri International Coastal CleanUp Day
21 Fri National Chai Day 21 Fri International Day of Peace
21 Fri World Gratitude Day 21 Fri World Alzheimer’s Day
22 Sat National Elephant Appreciation Day 22 Sat World Rhino Day
22 Sat Autumnal Equinox (Start of Fall) 22 Sat World CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) Day
22 Sat Hobbit Day 22 Sat World Rivers Day
22 Sat World Car-Free Day 23 Sun Bi Visibility Day
23 Sun International Day of Sign Languages 24 Mon World Gorilla Day
25 Tue National One-Hit Wonder Day 25 Tue World Dream Day
26 Wed International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 26 Wed World Contraception Day
27 Thu World Tourism Day 28 Fri International Rabbit Day
28 Fri National Sons Day 28 Fri World Rabies Day
28 Fri Ask a Stupid Question Day 28 Fri National Ghost Hunting Day
28 Fri International Day for Universal Access to Information 28 Fri National Hunting and Fishing Day
29 Sat International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day 29 Sat National Coffee Day
29 Sat World Heart Day 29 Sat International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
29 Sat Police and Peace Officers National Memorial Day 30 Sun International Podcast Day
30 Sun International Translation Day 30 Sun National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
30 Sun World Maritime Day  
October 2012
1 Mon World Vegetarian Day 1 Mon National Seniors Day
1 Mon International Music Day 1 Mon Urticaria day
1 Mon National Hair Day 1 Mon Breast Cancer Awareness Month
1 Mon International Coffee Day 1 Mon International Day of Older Persons
2 Tue Random Acts of Poetry Day 2 Tue National Kale Day
2 Tue International Day of Non-Violence 2 Tue World Financial Planning Day
3 Wed National Boyfriend Day 4 Thu National Taco Day
4 Thu National Vodka Day 4 Thu Feast of St Francis of Assisi
4 Thu World Animal Day 4 Thu National Cinnamon Roll Day
4 Thu World Smile Day 4 Thu World Space Week
5 Fri World Teachers’ Day 6 Sat National Noodle Day
6 Sat World Cerebral Palsy Day 7 Sun National Frappe Day
7 Sun World Habitat Day 7 Sun World Cotton Day
7 Sun World Architecture Day 8 Mon International Podiatry Day
8 Mon National Depression Screening Day 9 Tue Leif Erikson Day
9 Tue World Post Day 10 Wed World Mental Health Day
10 Wed World Sight Day 10 Wed World Homeless Day
10 Wed World Day Against the Death Penalty 11 Thu World Egg Day
11 Thu National Coming Out Day 11 Thu International Day of the Girl Child
12 Fri World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 12 Fri World Arthritis Day
13 Sat International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 13 Sat World Thrombosis Day
14 Sun World Standards Day 15 Mon International Day of Rural Women
15 Mon National Pharmacy Technicians Day 15 Mon White Cane Safety Day
15 Mon National Grouch Day 15 Mon Global Handwashing Day
16 Tue World Spine Day 16 Tue Boss's Day
16 Tue World Food Day 16 Tue Global Dignity Day
17 Wed International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 17 Wed National Pasta Day
18 Thu Persons Day 18 Thu National Mammography Day
20 Sat World Statistics Day 20 Sat National Day on Writing
20 Sat International Day of the Air Traffic Controller 20 Sat World Osteoporosis Day
20 Sat International Sloth Day 20 Sat International Chefs Day
21 Sun Waste Reduction Week 21 Sun National Reptile Day
21 Sun Back to the Future Day 22 Mon International Stuttering Awareness Day
24 Wed United Nations Day 24 Wed World Development Information Day
24 Wed World Polio day 25 Thu International Dwarfism Awareness Day
25 Thu World Opera Day 25 Thu International Artist Day
26 Fri National Pumpkin Day 27 Sat World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
28 Sun International Animation Day 28 Sun world judo day
28 Sun Canadian School Library Day 29 Mon World Psoriasis Day
29 Mon World Stroke Day 29 Mon National Cat Day
30 Tue Dhanteras 31 Wed World Cities Day
31 Wed World Savings Day 31 Wed Halloween
31 Wed National Magic Day  
November 2012
1 Thu All Saints' Day 1 Thu Movember
1 Thu World Vegan Day 1 Thu Day of the Dead
1 Thu Diwali 1 Thu Native American Heritage Month
1 Thu Author's Day 1 Thu National Adoption Month
2 Fri All Souls' Day 2 Fri International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
3 Sat National Sandwich Day 3 Sat Daylight Saving Time Ends
4 Sun National Candy Day 5 Mon World Tsunami Awareness Day
5 Mon National Redhead Day 6 Tue National Stress Awareness Day
6 Tue International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict 6 Tue National Nachos Day
7 Wed National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day 8 Thu World Urbanism Day
8 Thu National STEM/STEAM Day 8 Thu National Cappuccino Day
9 Fri Go to an Art Museum Day 9 Fri World Adoption Day
9 Fri International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism 10 Sat International Accounting Day
10 Sat World Science Day for Peace and Development 10 Sat World Keratoconus Day
11 Sun Remembrance Day 11 Sun Singles Day
12 Mon World Pneumonia Day 13 Tue World Kindness Day
13 Tue Sadie Hawkins Day 14 Wed National Pickle Day
14 Wed World Diabetes Day 15 Thu National Philanthropy Day
16 Fri International Day for Tolerance 17 Sat World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
17 Sat International Students' Day 17 Sat World Prematurity Day
17 Sat National Unfriend Day 18 Sun World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
19 Mon National Grief and Bereavement Day 19 Mon World Toilet Day
19 Mon International Men's Day 20 Tue Africa Industrialization Day
20 Tue World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day 20 Tue Transgender Day of Remembrance
20 Tue National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims 20 Tue Universal Children’s Day
20 Tue National Child Day 21 Wed World Philosophy Day
21 Wed World pancreatic cancer day 21 Wed World Hello Day
21 Wed World Television Day 23 Fri National Espresso Day
23 Fri Fibonacci Day 25 Sun International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
26 Mon National Cake Day 29 Thu Black Friday
29 Thu International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 29 Thu Buy Nothing Day
30 Fri Small Business Saturday 30 Fri Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
December 2012
1 Sat World AIDS Day 2 Sun National Mutt Day
2 Sun Cyber Monday 2 Sun International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3 Mon Giving Tuesday 3 Mon International Day of Persons with Disabilities
4 Tue International Day of Banks 4 Tue Wildlife Conservation Day
5 Wed International Volunteer Day 5 Wed World Soil Day
6 Thu St. Nicholas Day 7 Fri International Civil Aviation Day
7 Fri National Letter Writing Day 7 Fri Candle Day
7 Fri World Pear Day 7 Fri National Cotton Candy Day
8 Sat Feast of the Immaculate Conception 8 Sat National Brownie Day
9 Sun National Pastry Day 9 Sun Green Monday
9 Sun International Anti-corruption Day 9 Sun International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide
10 Mon International Animal Rights Day 10 Mon Human Rights Day
10 Mon Dewey Decimal System Day 10 Mon Nobel Prize Day
11 Tue International Mountain Day 11 Tue UNICEF Birthday
12 Wed International Day of Neutrality 12 Wed International Universal Health Coverage Day
12 Wed Gingerbread House Day 12 Wed National Poinsettia Day
13 Thu National Violin Day 14 Fri Monkey Day
17 Mon National Maple Syrup Day 17 Mon Anti-Bullying Day
18 Tue Arabic Language Day 18 Tue International Migrants Day
20 Thu National Ugly Sweater Day 20 Thu International Human Solidarity Day
21 Fri Yule 21 Fri Winter Solstice
22 Sat National Cookie Exchange Day 23 Sun Festivus
24 Mon Christmas Eve 24 Mon The Feast of the Seven Fishes
25 Tue Hanukkah 25 Tue Christmas Day
26 Wed Boxing Day 26 Wed Kwanzaa
27 Thu International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 28 Fri National Call a Friend Day
31 Mon New Year's Eve  
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